Question : Wireless Connection Drops in Windows XP - Event IDs 8033 & 4202

hey

i'm having this extremely irritating problem where my wireless network connection drops, seemingly at random. running newly formatted xp sp2 with no security centre firewall, and a linksys befw11s4 v4 router (with firmware upgraded to newest version). network card is a intel pro wireless lan 2100 3a (with, again, newest drivers).

the only way to reconnect once the error occurs is by rebooting the computer entirely. attempting to reconnect to the network without rebooting results in the "connecting to wireless network..." dialog sitting there until it times out.

one suggestion i got was that this could have something to do with many concurrent tcp connections (in relation to the cap of 10 half-open connections in sp2)... but who knows?

help = appreciated. please.

here are the events:
Event Type:      Information
Event Source:      BROWSER
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      8033
Date:            03/07/2005
Time:            12:05:06 AM
User:            N/A
Computer:      PAULITICS
Description:
The browser has forced an election on network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{4CE94017-26AB-4DCA-9D1A-35528BB09C7F} because a master browser was stopped.

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Event Type:      Information
Event Source:      Tcpip
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      4202
Date:            03/07/2005
Time:            12:05:10 AM
User:            N/A
Computer:      PAULITICS
Description:
The system detected that network adapter \DEVICE\TCPIP_{4CE94017-26AB-4DCA-9D1A-35528BB09C7F} was disconnected from the network, and the adapter's network configuration has been released. If the network adapter was not disconnected, this may indicate that it has malfunctioned. Please contact your vendor for updated drivers.

0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 50 00   ......P.
0008: 00 00 00 00 6a 10 00 40   ....j..@
0010: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........

Answer : Wireless Connection Drops in Windows XP - Event IDs 8033 & 4202

It's possible there is interference, or that the wireless router is rebooting itself for some reason.
Can you plug directly into the wireless router with a cable, and sustain a connection?
If so, put the wireless client closer to the router.  Is connection sustained?
Change your SID, setup WEP or WPA, and make sure no-one is hopping onto your wireless network - this could also cause you to drop off.